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Ben Zakai

Coordinates: 31°51′21″N 34°43′48″E / 31.85583°N 34.73000°E / 31.85583; 34.73000
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Ben Zakai
בֶּן זַכַּאי
Ben Zakai is located in Central Israel
Ben Zakai
Ben Zakai
Ben Zakai is located in Israel
Ben Zakai
Ben Zakai
Coordinates: 31°51′21″N 34°43′48″E / 31.85583°N 34.73000°E / 31.85583; 34.73000
Country Israel
DistrictCentral
CouncilHevel Yavne
AffiliationHapoel HaMizrachi
Founded1950
Founded byLibyan Jewish refugees
Population
 (2022)[1]
1,080

Ben Zakai (Hebrew: בֶּן זַכַּאי) is a religious moshav in central Israel. Located in the Shephelah, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Yavne Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 1,080.[1]

History

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The moshav was established in 1950 by Jewish refugees from Tripoli (in modern Libya) on the lands of depopulated Arab village of Yibna,[2] and was named after Yochanan ben Zakai.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 423. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.